The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 1913
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 PM
7:35 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -119
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.85° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.94° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.